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An evo­ca­tive por­trait of the spec­tral atmo­s­phere hover­ing over Bue­nos Aires on the eve of a poli­ti­cal coup.

Bue­nos Aires, 1974. People have flo­cked to the neigh­borhood of Bal­les­ter from across the globe and put down roots.
Twelve-year-old Teresa prac­tices libe­ra­tion theo­logy and car­ries around a plas­tic Madonna from door to door to dis­pense pro­tec­tion.
The auto­shop is a hot­bed of uto­pian thought. Men fol­low the news with bated bre­ath, and the local hair­dres­ser loses his mind over the Pre­si­dent’s death.
The people of Bal­les­ter lis­ten to the voices of the dead, sing songs, and cele­brate life. Yet poli­ti­cal tur­moil, vio­lence, and an encroa­ching mili­tary dic­ta­tor­ship soon turn the coun­try into a deeply sinis­ter land. Those wan­ting to sur­vive must find a vision to cling to.